After putting on a clinic against the Golden State Warriors during their season opener, the Los Angeles Lakers will get back to work on Friday night, taking on the Los Angeles Clippers.

Although the Lakers got off to a hot start, the team still has a few injury issues heading into this matchup.

Collin Sexton Officially Cleared & Jake LaRavia is Questionable

During the win over the Warriors, forward Jake LaRavia went down with what looked like a bad ankle injury that threatened to force him to miss some time. 

Fortunately, the Lakers got some good news about LaRavia and guard Collin Sexton. The team announced that Sexton has been cleared to play Friday, while LaRavia is questionable, which is a better status than expected.

Even though Sexton will likely make his Lakers debut against the Clippers and LaRavia’s injury isn’t as bad as it looked, Los Angeles will still be without rookie Cameron Carr and second-year forward Adou Thiero, who remain on the mend.

Despite the unfortunate absences of Thiero and Carr, the Lakers seem to be headed in the right direction with veterans Sexton and LaRavia.

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